CRISP's mission is to develop an advanced capability in remote sensing to meet the scientific, operational and business requirements of Singapore and the region. Our Milestones.

CRISP operates a satellite ground station to acquire data from remote sensing satellites, and processes the archived data to standard or value-added products for distribution and research. The list of satellites CRISP receive include:

SPOT 1,2,4(France, Sep 1995) – 1,51,950 scenes

ERS 1,2(Europe, Mar 1996 – Jun 2011) – 31,270 scenes

RADARSAT 1(Canada, Apr 1997 - 1999) – 12,000 scenes

SeaWiFS(USA, Sep 1999)

TERRA (MODIS)(USA, Mar 2001)

IKONOS(USA, Aug 2001) – 0.82 m resolution

AQUA (MODIS) (USA, Jul 2002)

SPOT 5(Oct 2002) – 611,770 scenes – 2.5 m resolution

ERS-2 Low Bit Rate (Scatterometer, Gome etc)

GeoEye-1 (Jun 2009) – 0.41m resolution

Worldview I & II(Nov 2009) – 0.47m resolution

XSATMay 2011

CRISP is ready to provide special products custom processed to users' requirements, or training/consultation services in the field of remote sensing.

CRISP also undertakes research in optical and microwave remote sensing technology and applications. The current research interest areas are: ocean and coastal studies, tropical vegetation studies, and remote sensing data processing techniques.